Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Alabama reported 120 priced lines covering 1,628 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,497 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 341 head. replacement cattle receipts at 186 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,497Last week 4,072Year ago 1,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 604Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 175Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	780.00–990.00	873.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	600.00–925.00	702.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	535.00–625.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	720.00–800.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	510.00–765.00	638.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	450.00–725.00	588.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	250.00–600.00	428.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	455.00–630.00	552.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	610.00–800.00	715.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	650.00–850.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	935.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	100.00–104.00	101.16
10	—	523	100.00–115.00	105.42
12	—	425	90.00–124.00	106.82
10	—	481	95.00–120.00	107.52
3	—	370	116.00–119.00	118.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	426	100.00–130.00	114.37
63	—	475	98.00–127.00	111.39
16	—	326	112.00–132.50	126.35
13	—	372	111.00–128.00	121.24
46	—	530	95.00–124.00	109.11
2	—	718	95.00–100.00	97.49
7	—	674	98.00–108.00	105.00
24	—	576	104.00–118.00	109.55
15	—	630	95.00–113.00	108.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	131.00–132.00	131.32
13	—	760	112.00	112.00
7	—	616	117.25	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	327	124.00–138.00	134.96
24	—	419	112.00–133.00	122.61
20	—	468	105.00–130.00	112.25
20	—	668	103.00–110.00	108.59
23	—	628	108.00–116.00	113.92
4	—	736	101.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	775	98.00–100.00	99.33
44	—	521	105.00–129.00	121.52
20	—	377	120.00–132.00	126.27
17	—	581	102.00–123.00	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	100.00–110.00	104.27
6	—	525	109.00–115.00	110.88
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
2	—	805	88.00	88.00
11	—	474	112.50–127.00	119.31
3	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.30
5	—	366	122.00–126.00	123.64
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
9	—	419	120.00–132.00	126.16
1	—	855	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	527	111.00–130.00	122.33
47	—	583	100.00–122.00	117.13
18	—	375	130.00–155.00	138.38
19	—	672	90.00–114.00	103.36
6	—	723	84.00–106.00	97.97
44	—	481	116.00–137.00	128.26
45	—	428	122.00–145.00	133.79
15	—	625	89.00–117.00	106.57
7	—	779	94.00–102.00	97.71
1	—	910	84.00	84.00
4	—	265	150.00–155.00	152.41
7	—	331	136.00–147.50	141.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	89.00–112.00	99.77
9	—	617	103.00–110.00	106.57
7	—	773	85.00–112.00	95.70
6	—	671	98.00–120.00	110.01
8	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.88
39	—	423	133.00–153.00	144.09
35	—	469	125.00–150.00	139.32
16	—	519	120.00–142.00	128.44
14	—	326	148.00–155.00	154.40
18	—	569	110.00–135.00	123.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	115.00–120.00	118.58
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	381	134.00–140.00	137.20
5	—	329	140.00–150.00	142.69
7	—	519	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
28	—	608	110.00–118.00	110.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	582	120.00–129.00	125.77
8	—	774	111.00–120.00	116.25
2	—	833	105.00–106.00	105.49
9	—	482	127.50–137.00	134.80
18	—	438	140.00–143.00	142.68
8	—	737	111.00–120.00	118.86
10	—	325	148.00–160.00	154.96
9	—	627	117.50–124.00	121.25
37	—	671	118.00–123.00	120.11
37	—	520	127.00–138.00	129.81
14	—	378	145.00–158.00	149.06
3	—	878	98.00–108.00	103.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	120.00–123.00	122.54
5	—	320	166.00–170.00	167.18
3	—	532	128.00–130.00	128.99
7	—	588	125.00–130.00	126.58
2	—	930	105.00–106.00	105.51
4	—	465	142.00–152.00	147.70
3	—	635	124.00–128.00	126.31
27	—	670	116.00–128.00	124.30
4	—	381	150.00–164.00	155.84
8	—	436	141.00–150.00	147.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,497	48.00–55.00	50.83
2	—	1,275	56.00–57.00	56.49
18	—	1,337	45.00–48.00	45.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	53.00–55.00	53.97
46	—	1,017	39.00–52.00	45.91
33	—	1,047	35.00–45.00	41.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,204	43.00–55.00	51.10
30	—	1,256	42.00–49.00	45.90
10	—	1,292	51.00–58.00	55.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,682	72.00–82.00	77.22
11	—	1,559	65.00–75.00	71.57
2	—	1,750	82.50–88.00	85.64
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	72.00	72.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Alabama barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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